Tennessee joins states asking Biden to put fentanyl on weapons list
Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is joining a multistate effort urging president Joe Biden to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.
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Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is joining a multistate effort urging president Joe Biden to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.
According to authorities, Belle Chase High School senior Hailey Deickman and a friend bought Percocet, a prescription painkiller, from Franklin Senfles in May 2021.
Louisiana has one of the highest per capita overdose rates in the nation, number 11 overall.
Fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and some of the synthetic opioids were the most frequently identified drugs in drug-related deaths in 2021
We must double down on the rise of fentanyl being masked as prescription drugs, Rob Portman says.